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Computing education programme to support the blind

The programme on computing education for people with vision impaired was launched at the talking book library for the blind at 18B Dinh Tien Hoang Street, HCM City, on March 25.
Phạm Lê Khánh Ly
Computing education programme to support the blind ảnh 1The programme on computing education for people with vision impaired was launched ​in HCM City on March 25. (Photo: laodong.com.vn)

HCM City(VNA) – The programme on computing education for people with vision impairedwas launched at the talking book library for the blind at 18B Dinh Tien HoangStreet, HCM City, on March 25.

The programme wassupported by Microsoft Vietnam and the talking book charity fund to teach theblind how to use computers and access the Internet, the huge source ofinformation. It aims to help develop the capabilities of the blind and preparethem for computing career opportunities.

The project will becarried out for a year and each course will be run in three months with 15students.

Its curriculum wasdesigned by a group of people with vision impaired under consultation fromMicrosoft Vietnam staff while all ten lecturers are also the blind withuniversity degrees.

Director of thetalking book library Nguyen Huong Duong said the programme is expected to notonly benefit the attending blind but also inspire the blind community to studyinformation technology for social integration.

Microsoft Vietnamhopes that it will open up more opportunities for people with impaired vision andhelp them improve their life quality, Director of Legal and Corporate AffairsPham Khoa said, adding that if successful, the project will be scaled up acrossthe country.

During the launchingevent, the Tan Nam Do Trading Co. Ltd donated 30 computers to the talking booklibrary and Vietnam Foundation presented the library with 77 computers with noscreen for the blind.-VNA
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